Non-refillable bottle.



Patented Oct. 2, I900.

F .1. STALLINGS. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Application flied July 15; 1399.;

(No Model.)

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PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS J. STALLINGS, OF EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,186, dated October 2, 1906.

Application filed July 1 5 189 9 To wZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS J STALLINGS,

a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Effingham, in the county of Effingham and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non- Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in non-refillable bottles, the object being to so construct a device of this character as to make it impossible for any one to refill the bottle with any sort of liquid after my improvement has been placed therein and also to positively insure to the parties using the contents of the bottle its absolute genuineness.

To this end myinvention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be more fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in section of a bottle provided with my improvement. Figs. 2 and 3 are views of details, and Fig. 4 is a modification.

The letter A indicates the bottle, into the interior of the neck of which are molded two or more recesses or holes 1 1, oppositely disposed and at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the bottle. the neck is also provided with an annular groove 2 2, situated above the holes or recesses 1 1.

B and represent the cork, which is composed of two parts or sections. The upper section B, made, preferably, of glass, is cylindrical in shape. The top part is, however, of a smaller diameter than the bottom. The interior of this section is hollowed out cylindrically, as at 3. The bottom part is provided with a cylindrical cavity 4., larger than cavity 3 and interioriy screw-threaded, said cavity 4 receiving the lower section 0 of the cork. Inclined grooves 5 5 lead from the large cavity 1 to the smaller cavity 3, and in this latter cavity is a hole or aperture 6, from which the contents of the bottle escape when the latter is tilted. Another hole 6 allows air to enter to facilitate the escape of the contents. These holes are placed on the sides to prevent any one from tampering with the The interior surface of serial No. 723,911. (No model.)

' interior arrangements and mechanism of the cork. From the outer face of the section B of the cork or stopper project two pins or studs 7 7, seated in apertures 8 8 and being held in their extended or projected positions by small coil-springs 9 9. These pins or studs project into the holes or recesses 1 1 in the neck of the bottle when the cork is in place. Also an annular depression 19 is provided on this section, the interior surface of which is beveled outwardly and the top surface of which is straight. This depression contains a rubber or other ring 20, which by the formation of the depression is prevented from becoming displaced when the section is forced into the neck of the bottle. This ring fits into the annular depression 2 in the neck of the bottle and atfords an air and water tight packing therefor.

The lower section 0 of the cork, made, preferably, of gutta-percha or like material, has a cylindrical bore 10 extending centrally therethrough,the upper end 12 of which is provided with an annular cavity 13. The lower face of this section 0 is protected against injury from the lower end of the valve byametal plate 21, said plate having a hole in its center for the insertion of the neck of the valve. Through the central bore 10 and resting therein is the plug or valve D,, having enlarged heads 14 and 15, connected by a neck 16. The upper enlarged head 14 is of a funnel shape and rests securely in the annular cavity 13, above mentioned, when the bottle is in its upright position. The length of this plug or valve D is greater than the length of the lower section 0 of the cork, which sectionis provided with male screw-threads 18, molded therein for engagement with the threads in cavity 4:, into which the lower section C is adapted to fit and be screwed therein.

The cork is forced into the neck of the bottle, and the pins or studs 7 7snap into the depressions or recesses 1 1, thereby cooperating with the ring to hold the cork immovably in position. The plug or valve D is afforded a small amount of play in the cavity formed by the conjunction of the two sections B and C. When the bottle is not in use, this valve rests and is seated in the cavity 13 of the lower section C, preventing the introduction of any foreign matter into the bottle, as well as precluding its refilling. When it is desired to use the contents of the bottle, it is tilted to the requisite angle, and the valve drops or is forced by the pressure of the liquid against the head or float until the broad funnelshaped head 14: rests against the interior of the upper section B of the cork, the length of the neck keeping the float from closing the other end of the bore, thus allowing the liquid to escape around the neck 16. Even then the liquid could not escape were it not for the inclined grooves 5 5, which allow the liquid to flow down into the cylindrical cavity 3 of the cork and out of the hole or aperture 6.

A modification is shown in Fig. 4. Awire 24 is fastened to the interior of the upper section B and extends downwardly in the longitudinal centerof the cork and isloosely held in the funnel-shaped head of the valve D. A spring 25 is coiled around this rigid wire and bears against the head 14 of the valve. When the bottle is tilted, the pressure of the liquid forces the valve along the wire against the tension of the spring, which returns the valve to its seat when the bottle is no longer in use.

Slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details of construction herein set forth; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a separable cork having an annular ring therein and astud or pin projecting beyond the surface for engagement with a corresponding hole or depression in the neck of the bottle, of a lower section fitted therein and containing a valve in its hollow interior, said valve consisting of a large hollow V-shaped upper head and a smaller lower head connected by a stem.

2. A bottle-stopper consisting of an upper and lower section adapted to be forced into the neck of a bottle after the manner of an ordinary cork, said stopper having locking means for preventing its removal from the bottle-neck, said locking means consisting of an annular ring, a groove in the neck of the bottle, into which said ring fits, studs, and depressions in the neck of the bottle into which the studs are forced, a valve consisting of a large, hollow V-shaped head and a smaller head connected by means of a stem and operating in the hollow interiors of the two sections and constructed to allow the contents of the bottle to escape therefrom, but to prevent refilling the bottle.

3. In a non-refillable bottle,the neck of which is provided with holes or depressions and an annular groove, the combination of aseparable cork, one part of which is provided with screw-threads and having spring-extended pins or studs on the outer surface thereof, and. an annular ring contained in an annular groove, of a valve located in the hollow interior of the cork, said valve composed of enlarged heads and a connecting-neck, and a funnel-shaped seat into which the correspondingly-shaped upper head of the valve fits when not in use, to prevent refilling, and grooves in the upper section to permit the liquid to escape into the upper section and through the aperture of the cork.

FRANCIS J. S'IALLINGS.

In presence of- H. B. WEMSING, O. L. NoLTE. 

